7. Share with Sweets!

Author's POV

Durga was in the kitchen when Mira came there looking for her.

She was cooking something.

Mira frowned looking at her.

"Durga Didi?"

"दादी चाहती हैं कि मैं उसके के लिए कुछ मीठा बनाऊं" (Grandma wants me to make something sweet for Damon...)

Durga mumbled, the defeat was clear in her voice.

"If you are here to congratulate me then thank you, Mira!"

She sighed.

"Now, leave me alone!"

Mira walked inside.

"How can you think that I will congratulate you for something like this?"

She rested her head on Durga's shoulder and Durga closed her eyes in defeat.

"वो लोग मुझे समझने के लिए तयार ही नहीं है, मुझे शादी नहीं करनी" (They are not ready to understand me... I don't want to get married..)

She mumbled.

"They don't even care about my opinion"

"I don't want you to get married to that man... He is not good!"

Mira looked at her.

Durga shook her head.

"Damon is not the problem, Mira... Our family is!... In fact Damon tried to cancel the marriage."

Mira frowned and her eyes widened when she understood that Damon had brainwashed her.

"No! He is not good... He is playing with you..."

"क्या फर्क पड़ता है?" (How does it matter?)

Durga said annoyed.

"I can't do anything in this..."

"Why not?"

Mira made her look at her.

"Fight for yourself... You can't destroy your life like this... Damon will make your life hell. You have your own dreams, how can you give up so easily?... Damon is not the one, Please understand!"

"Mira!"

Tara scolded her when she entered the kitchen.

"What are you doing here?"

Mira frowned at her.

"Can't I talk to my sister?"

"You are not talking to her, you are feeding her mind with crap."

She scolded.

"Crap?"

Mira looked at her in disbelief.

"His handprints are still on my neck, you think he is a good guy?"

Tara closed her eyes annoyed.

"Mira, please!.. you have problems with everyone... You hate all men... We all know it was a misunderstanding and you raised your hand first... You are not the only one who has handprints on your body..."

Mira couldn't believe that her sister was saying this.

"You are saying this? Are you serious?"

"Yes, I am serious!"

Tara stated.

"You might love to mess with everyone but Durga is not like you, stop influencing her... You have already destroyed your life by doing all this nonsense, you want Durga to face the same?"

"What?"

She scowled.

"I am just trying to tell her that he is not a good man"

"It's not your problem, Mira!"

Tara scolded.

"Why do you want to get involved in everything?... Just leave her alone, I don't want her to end up like you"

Mira looked at her in disbelief.

"End up like me?"

"हाँ, तूने अपनी जिंदगी बर्बाद कर ली है... अब दुर्गा को अकेला छोड़ दे" (Yes, you have destroyed your life... Now don't do it with Durga.)

Tara shook her head disappointed.

Mira looked at her hurt.

"But"

"Just stop it!.. Damon is a good guy, you need to keep your ego aside and be happy for your sister."

She replied.

Mira couldn't believe that she is her sister. Tara was never like that. She couldn't believe that they were so much under the influence of Damon. She couldn't understand why.

It was waste to even try in front of them because they were not ready to listen.

Mira looked at them disappointed and walked out of the kitchen.

Durga looked at Tara in disbelief.

"How can you talk to her like this?.. She only looks at us for support."

Tara rubbed her forehead.

"मैंने यह सब उसके अच्छे के लिए ही किया है... अगर मैं ऐसा नहीं करूंगी तो वह शादी रोकने की पूरी कोशिश करेगी और तू जानती है कि बाबा इसे कैसे लेंगे। वे उसे मारने का मौका ढूंढ रहे हैं और वह उन्हें मौका दे भी रही है..." (I did this for her own sake... If I don't do this then she will try to stop the wedding and you know how Baba is going to take it. They are looking for a chance to hurt her and she is giving them opportunities...)

Durga chuckled.

"अगर आपको लगता है कि तुम्हारे डांट से वह रुक जाएगी तो तुम मीरा को नहीं जानती... वह हार नहीं मानेगी" (If you think she is going to stop after your scolding then you don't know Mira... She won't give up!)

"मैं इस पागल लड़की को कैसे संभालूँ... इसे किसी बात का डर नहीं है" (I don't understand how to handle this stupid girl... She doesn't have any fear at all...)

Tara huffed.

"If she comes to you again then pretend that you like Damon and you are happy with this marriage so atleast she won't try something stupid."

"Okay!"

Durga turned off the stove.

"By the way, what do you think about him?"

Tara asked curiously.

She shrugged.

"I don't know, but he was honest when I asked him about my future... He didn't give me false hopes so I guess he is not cunning... He is really straightforward and maybe it's a good thing."

"Whatever makes you feel safe!"

Tara patted her back.

"Just keep Mira away from all this... I don't want that crazy girl to get hurt..."

"I know!"

She smiled.

"But you hurt her, now go and apologize."

"पागल है क्या?... अगर मैं अभी उसके पास गई तो वो मुझे जंगली बिल्ली की तरह नोच डालेगी... उसे शांत होने दो" (Are you crazy?... She will scratch me like a wild cat if I go to her now... Let her calm down)

Tara shook her head.

"Just give her red roses... She loves it!"

Durga suggested.

Meanwhile Damon who was walking away from the kitchen collided with Maya in hallway.

"I am sorry!"

He grabbed the big plate which almost fell from her hands.

Maya handled the plate and looked at him.

"It's ok!"

"What is this?"

He asked curiously.

She smiled.

"Sweets for servents!"

He raised his eyebrows impressed.

"For what?"

"Because it's a tradition... We share our happiness with people with sweets"

She explained.

"Interesting!"

He smiled.

"Give it to me, I'll help you to carry it... Looks heavy!"

"No, No! It's completely fine"

She chuckled at his sweet offer.

Damon smiled.

"Can I take some?"

Her smile widened at his cute question.

"Definitely!"

He took the piece of it with a smile.

"Thank you!"

"Actually, I should thank you!"

She sighed.

"Thank you for not cancelling the deal..."

"It's fine!.. you looked so worried, I just couldn't do it... And I think you are right... Mira is still a reckless young girl, I shouldn't be paying attention to her silly mistakes..."

He shrugged.

She smiled impressed.

"You are so mature... Durga is lucky, I am a little relieved now..."

He smiled as she walked away with that and his smile slowly turned into a smirk as he popped a piece of sweet in his mouth. He successfully impressed another member of the family.

Maya sighed in relief as she walked on her way.

"He is a nice guy"

Durga came out of the kitchen and saw Damon on the stairs.

"Damon!"

He turned around and looked at her. His black shirt clenched to his built body as he moved.

Durga was scared of marriage but she was definitely impressed by his personality. The tall, built, handsome man who has a charming smile, the way he wears black shirt and trousers was definitely her favourite thing.

Damon stared at her as she walked towards him with a sweet smile. She has a resemblance of Mira in her, proving that they are sisters, long hair, big eyes but she is respectful and soft spoken, just like how Damon likes.

But still for some reason, his attention was caught by the loud and angry girl. Durga didn't affect him at all.

"Yes, beautiful?"

She blushed when he said that.

"For you!"

She handed him the sweet dish.

He raised his eyebrows.

"Are you trying to impress me? If that is so then don't, I am already impressed with you"

"Damon!"

She blushed furiously.

"No! Grandma wanted me to make it for you... If you see her then just say that you liked it so she won't bother me and I won't bother you..."

She chuckled.

He smiled.

"Deal!"

He smirked at her as she walked away. Something clicked in his evil mind when he looked at the dish.

He made his way out and finally caught the glimpse of the person he was looking for.

He knew that she would be there.

Mira was sitting silently on the stairs of the temple. She was worried thinking about the marriage.

And it was really hard for her to do anything when no one was ready to believe her. She couldn't understand how Damon had influenced them in a few days.

But she was stubborn, she wasn't going to let him win so easily.

"Thinking about me, little fire?"

He mocked and her eyes snapped towards him.

She frowned at him and got up.

"हमेशा मेरा पीछा क्यों करते हो, पागल हो क्या?" (Why do you always follow me?... Are you crazy?)

He smirked.

"Yes, just like you!"

She rolled her eyes and he chuckled.

"You know me so well. I am real in front of you but how are you going to make your family believe in you?"

He mocked and she frowned at him.

"I felt really bad when Tara got mean to you."

"She is my sister, it's none of your business"

She glared at him.

He shrugged.

"But you were discussing me and she favoured me.. You have no value in the family, they don't even trust you!"

She wanted to punch his mocking face.

"I am really disappointed in you, I thought you would try harder but you gave up."

"You shouldn't be celebrating your victory so soon"

She warned.

"I never lose!"

He challenged.

"Their is always a first time."

She smirked.

"Don't worry, I'll make you experience that."

She tried to walk away but he blocked her way.

"Maya said you guys share your happiness by sharing sweets..."

She scowled at him when she saw a sweet dish in his hand.

"Durga Didi made this?"

She asked in disbelief when she realised that Durga was really making it for him.

"So sweet of her!"

He smirked.

"Poor naive girl doesn't know that she is destroying her life... But don't worry, I'll try to take care of her."

Mira's blood boiled when he said that.

"Why are you using her in your sick games?... She is innocent!"

"Of course she is!"

He agreed.

"She thinks I am a nice guy... That's enough to prove how naive she is."

"What do you want from her?"

She gritted.

He shrugged.

"It's a good deal... Now don't ask me about the details of the deal I got from your family... I am tired of discussing it."

He huffed dramatically.

Mira looked at him disgusted.

"I won't let it happen"

He smirked expecting the exact reaction from her.

"Will see, but for now share these sweets with me..."

Mira gritted at the sweet dish and Damon raised his eyebrows when she slapped his hand making the plate fly from his hand and shatter on the ground with loud noise.

Her eyes blazed with anger as she glared at him.

Damon looked at her amused as she turned around furiously and walked away, again slapping her soft hair on his face as she took a sharp turn.

"Wild Cat!"

He sighed dramatically at the shattered dish.